The Godfather, Part II
1974
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Corey Stoll portrays a young Junior Soprano in the 2021 prequel film, The Many Saints of Newark. Dominic Chianese's performance as Junior received critical acclaim, garnering two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series.
- Tony Soprano – Michael & James Gandolfini
- Johnny Soprano – Jon Bernthal & Joseph Siravo
- Junior Soprano – Corey Stoll & Dominic Chianese
- Livia Soprano – Vera Farmiga & Nancy Marchand
- Silvio Dante – John Magaro & Steven Van Zandt
- Paulie Walnuts – Billy Magnussen & Tony Sirico
- Pussy Bonpensiero – Samson Moekiola & Vincent Pastore
- Artie Bucco – Robert Vincent Montano & John Ventimiglia
- Carmela de Angelis – Lauren Dimario & Edie Falco
- Jackie Aprile – Chase Vacnin & Michael Rispoli
Tony Soprano was played by James Gandolfini in The Sopranos and is now played by his son, Michael Gandolfini, in The Many Saints of Newark. The movie explores Tony’s relationship with his uncle, Dickie, and his early associations with the mob, all of which led to him becoming a capo in the DiMeo crime family, as seen in the first season of The Sopr...
Giovanni “Johnny Boy” Soprano was played by Joseph Siravo in The Sopranos and Jon Bernthal in The Many Saints of Newark. Johnny Soprano was Tony’s father, a master stonemason who helped build a church in Newark and went on to become a capo in the DiMeo family. Johnny was sent to prison when Tony was young but eventually returned and reunited with h...
Corrado John “Junior” Soprano Jr. was played by Dominic Chianese in The Sopranos and Corey Stoll in The Many Saints of Newark. Junior was Johnny’s older brother and Tony’s uncle, and he dropped out of high school to turn to a life of organized crime, so he joined the DiMeo crime family. Junior took over as caporegime of Johnny’s crew when the latte...
Nancy Marchand played Livia Soprano in The Sopranos, while Vera Farmiga played the younger version of the character in The Many Saints of Newark. Livia Pollio grew up poor, and her marriage to Johnny Soprano was her ticket out of her parents’ house – however, life as a housewife was unfulfilling for her, and she felt overwhelmed by her children (Ja...
Silvio Dante was played by Steven Van Zandt in The Sopranos and John Magaro in The Many Saints of Newark. Silvio was a childhood friend of Tony and got involved in all types of trouble with him and Jackie Aprile Sr. Silvio often mediated situations between Tony’s men as he was the most level-headed of his associates, so it was only natural that he ...
Tony Sirico played Peter Paul “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri in The Sopranos and Billy Magnussen played the younger version in The Many Saints of Newark. At the age of 17, Walnuts became an enforcer/bodyguard for Johnny Soprano and went on to become one of the chief henchmen of Tony, and he was one of his most ruthless and reckless associates.
Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero was played by Vincent Pastore in The Sopranos and Samson Moekiola in The Many Saints of Newark. Pussy Bonpensiero was one of Tony’s closest friends as well as a mob enforcer for him, and he was also close to Junior Soprano. However, in order to send his children to college, Pussy dealt heroin on the side, and to av...
Arthur “Artie” Bucco Jr. was played by John Ventimiglia in The Sopranos and Robert Vincent Montano in The Many Saints of Newark. Artie was a childhood friend of Tony, restaurateur, and chef, and even though they had been friends for years, their relationship hit several low points many times, starting in The Sopranosseason 1 when Tony burns his res...
Carmela De Angelis was played by Edie Falco in The Sopranos and Lauren DiMario in The Many Saints of Newark. Carmela was Tony’s high school sweetheart, and they got married at a young age. Carmela is the mother of Meadow and Anthony “A.J.” Soprano, and while she’s obviously aware of their wealth being built on “blood money”, she does her best to cr...
Giacomo “Jackie” Aprile Sr. was played by Michael Rispoli in The Sopranos and Chase Vacnin in The Many Saints of Newark. Jackie was another close friend of Tony Soprano, who often got into trouble with him and Silvio Dante. With time, he rose through the ranks of the DiMeo family and was the acting boss from 1995 to 1999, when he died of cancer, an...
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Sep 25, 2021 · The putative DiMeo crime family boss, Junior (Dominic Chianese) was stubborn, vindictive, and jealous of his nephew Tony. Stoll expertly depicts the younger Junior as icily practical.
Feb 20, 2024 · Watching The Many Saints of Newark, it’s easy to assume Stoll must have spent days or even weeks with The Sopranos star Dominic Chianese in order to fully master the role of Junior Soprano in...
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Nov 8, 2021 · Dominic Chianese Jr. “Dominic” from The Sopranos on Uncle Junior, James Gandolfini, and role!Check out the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8...
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Jan 26, 2021 · After seeing the butcher and the baker, young Chianese asked about the men wearing hats. “Those are the racketeers,” Chianese recalled his father telling him.
Sep 17, 2021 · In “The Sopranos,” Junior (Dominic Chianese) is conniving and always jockeying for power, and as portrayed by Corey Stoll in “Many Saints,” he is no less ruthless or power-hungry as a younger...
